Arcane 1x6 Reaction | When These Walls Come Tumbling Down | "Are you real?"...just devastating

[@davidtestasecca6300]

It’s a really emotional episode but when Jinx asks “Are you real?”, really broke me. You can tell she is fully aware she can’t trust even her own mind

[@xenonnati]

That part made me ugly cry honestly.

[@MrZimpoppel]

Also, the voice actor who plays Jinx is phenomenal !

[@Dark__Thoughts]

That reunion in this episode honestly hit me so much harder than the loss in episode 3. You can see that Powder is still in there and how much she's struggling. I'm so invested in her character that her whole tragedy became kinda half the show for me already. It's just so freaking sad to see.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

@@MrZimpoppel Ella Purnell! She's currently playing Lucy in the Fallout adaptation. Really climbed the ranks as far as fan favorite actors go for me. She'd make an amazing Elizabeth from Bioshock too, if they ever end up adapting that one.

[@coolasfire111]

Okay, after 6 episodes I have to write this... While most reaction-based content creators cut their analysis increasingly short at the END of their videos due to the algorithm showing they aren't rewarded for it, here we have a creator bold enough to START their videos with a very lengthy recap and analysis. Typically, far from rewarding the creator, this would punish them by losing audience; however, I sincerely hope that the extremely high quality of commentary and analysis provided here has bucked that trend and rewards our funnylilgal because... well damn, she deserves it. =)

[@funnylilgalreacts]

❤️ well thank you! I know I’m long winded at times, but I really enjoy the whole process of watching and digesting and then processing out loud what I felt and where I see it going. Thank you for recognizing that it’s not about a reward or an algorithm hack. I couldn’t care less about that stuff ❤️❤️

[@chattycatty3336]

​@@funnylilgalreactsI appreciate it to :) it's nice to know that the person you're watching is getting really into it. When you start thinking about story beats and putting things together, it shows you're actually enjoying it and not just watching the show for views. Not only that, but if someone can't sit through the intro and outro they can just skip it 🤷‍♀️ it's better to have it and not want it than want it and it not be available, right? 😂

[@TheKurtkapan34]

@@funnylilgalreacts and i love that 2 years later with much more experience you haven't changed your format at all. you are a true gem. can't believe i hadnt watched arcane ones yet.

[@frostthrone334]

Fun fact: before modern paint technology, egg yolks* were used as an adhesive to get the paint to stick to canvas, hence why Mel was cracking an egg

[@niemandkeiner8057]

By "modern paint technology" you mean oil paint? It's not exactly modern) And some artists still use egg tempera today. It's egg yolk, btw, not egg white.

[@rinzzler366]

@@niemandkeiner8057 oil acrylic you name it before them it was indeed the egg, honey, sap etc for paint

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Oh WOW I thought that was such a throw away moment to me and now I know it's really not. Thanks for the fact, I learned something new!👍

[@jabuchanan5]

@@funnylilgalreacts It's true. Egg Tempera was the most common form of making paint way back when. The only downside is, it isn't resistant to time. So the old paintings we know of have to be preserved now. Egg Tempera tends to crack over time. Which there is actually a beautiful metaphor of portrayed in the show that some people probably will not catch, or may not have even been intended by the writers. This is the only time taking art history 101 actually came in handy for me.

[@iandor1381]

Thank you! I've been wondering that for awhile now.

[@ttrruaminpn5755]

It is unfathomable how smart this lady is dissecting each character from multiple angles. Seen too many shallow reactors wasting my time.

[@laioren]

If you're concerned with crying while watching Arcane, don't be. We all had a good cry, or twelve, when we watched it, too. I'm loving your reaction vids!!!

[@rustygear447]

cry when you watch it, and cry again when you watch other people watch it. that's peak entertainment 👌

[@LooKingG00d]

"entertainment"? More like catharsis, but I agree. This show will break all your predictions about "typical" paths. I also thought Vi isn't gonna see the smoke and such as it's the typical

[@kennandunn7533]

we have? am I some sort of robot for not crying once for this show?

[@LooKingG00d]

@@kennandunn7533 perhaps you just didn't watch in the right mood ;) or as focused. When the mood is right sometimes the smallest banal thing can trigger you to tears, and the opposite can happen

[@laioren]

@@kennandunn7533 Haha. Don't worry. Some people just don't cry or don't cry much. You're still welcome on the team.

[@chadmiettunen]

I know I'm late to the party, but I fell down an Arcane rabbit hole and ended up here. While I appreciate the commentary, recapping, and analysis of reaction channels - aces on all those, btw - the main thing I'm looking for is to vicariously reexperience my first time seeing the shows that I love through others. In addition to all this, you being brave enough to show how emotionally impacting the show was for you gave me a band new experience with Arcane that I wasn't expecting. You somehow made me love this masterpiece even more than I already did. You have my thanks.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Thank you for this. I was afraid at first to really express myself so openly but then comments like this make me aware that a lot of people appreciate my emotions as well 🖤

[@mathies3598]

Maybe her bombs weren't working before but she was always very intelligent, the fact she was able create them at all shows how she always had the potential to engineer.

[@sebastiansiedler2]

Even the show writers and riot games said that Jinx is years ahead of her time. She is a tinkerer with LOTS of potential. Only her surrounding environment is shaping her ways.

[@drchaos2000]

thats why Jinx is such a great villain... she is a psychopatic murder but you still feel for her and she has an impressive skillset

[@RileyRieker8593]

EXACTLY! had she been born in Piltover instead of the Lanes, she may have been a figure to rival Jayce at the academy of sciences. The show goes to great lengths to try and get this across without saying it outright, which has in some ways done it a disservice

[@rustygear447]

Ekko is also a genius except he likes to build stuff that are fun and healthy for people

[@zakkus]

Jinx is not so much a mad scientist, but a mad engineer. She doesn't really care about the subtleties of the theories, but can apply them with a brilliance no one else can (well maybe other than victor, but hes a proper mad scientist)

[@ulthanos]

Thanks for acknowledging that Jayce had a good reason to "move" against Heimerdinger. SOOO many reactors go on-and-on about Jayce "betraying" him... Heimerdinger basically "declared war" on Viktor and said that he "... would see it [the Hexcore] destroyed..." and Jayce said, "I'll stop you." Then, Jayce tells Viktor to do what he needs to do, and Jayce said, "I need to get ready." (and you even said during your reaction, "Get ready for what?")... he had to get ready to "go to war" to fight for Viktor's life by keeping Heimerdinger from lobbying the Council to destroy the Hexcore. Jayce was just protecting the life of his friend... ("He's like my brother.") And he was so frustrated talking to Mel at the beginning because there was nothing he could do to help Viktor... THIS was the thing he could do to help Viktor, so he did it!

[@connorhalo]

Crying to this show means you're a human being with a heart.

[@jamesamaral8185]

This show legitimately feels like a modern Greek tragedy. Epic, iconic, heartbreaking, triumphant, and yet so human and intimate. Truly one for the history books.

[@ghostinspace9782]

Her holding that light will forever be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in animation. Blows my mind and breaks my heart every time. Her holding on to it all that time waiting to call for Vi, the way she melts into her sister, her crying about being different. Vi is so gentle. I also just love when they hug and you can see Jinx’s pink and blue polish. That little nod to remind you she holds on to Vi carrying her with her.😭

[@windriver2363]

One of my favorite fan theories the that the Jinx's blue cloud tattoos are a representation of the blue smoke from the flare. She has essentially tattooed "help me" all over herself.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

That is actually a breathtaking theory, I love that attention to detail!!

[@sofreshsogreen]

I don’t really agree with that theory, especially since she still carried the flare with her, I think she would have lit the flare before getting tattoos of it. I think the blue smoke tattoo mostly represents the episode 3 explosion. For better or for worse it was the point in her life and turning point where she became who she is today-One of her inventions finally worked, and it was a brilliant blue explosion. There was some unfortunate consequences of that explosion, but from that point on that explosion ultimately defined who she is today.

[@fnglert]

@@funnylilgalreacts I subscribe to that theory, and consider it brilliant writing from the showrunners, especially considering that Jinx' design predates the show's conception by a few years. Including the tattoos. So, for the writers to add so much additional meaning to them is amazing writing.

[@jonwilson9131]

@@sofreshsogreen This is the answer I believe. Slight spoilers ahead. We know from her final design in the game that she eventually adds pink bullets interspersed with the clouds. Her gun Pow-Pow fires pink tracers and she has a second tragedy involving it.

[@cluster_f1575]

I have seen someone had made a video on this theory & had also pointed out that Vi too, has little wisps of clouds on her back tattoo.

[@inyxfixer361]

You are an amazing speaker. I don't think I have ever cried listening to commentary BEFORE the episode begins! Just wow.

[@FullMetalB]

Could not agree more

[@funnylilgalreacts]

❤️ thank you for this. I still doubt myself and think no one will even care about what I’m talking about. I’m glad you’re listening ❤️

[@Show4Snow]

@@funnylilgalreacts oh we listen trust me, when it comes to this show i'm taking my time to hear any comment !🤗

[@JPGameStuffs]

@@funnylilgalreacts We listen. You are very insightful.

[@Jaseyrae213]

I’m not gonna lie a lot of time commentary I just can’t sit through completely 😅 but I love listening to yours

[@renascienza.bazarclub]

Jinx is a genius, but of another kind. She isn't a scientist (theory make her very bothered), but an engineer (specialized on destruction). If she noticed that X do Y consistently, she doesn't need to know why, she understands, adapt and used it. She study the necessary to make things work and ignore all the rest. My father in law was able to fix ANY kind of machine but fine electronics, and never had any industrial training.

[@TimoRutanen]

Savant is a word used for that sort of thing, though it's often linked with disability of some kind.

[@Jarecian]

One thing I like to do in this episode (because the flare scene at the end is rather hard hitting) is focusing on the wholesome parts: * Caitlyn looking out for Vi, who doesn't want to be cared for. * Caitlyn offering her gun, her only protection (!) in an environment whose rules she does not understand (!!), which is her prized posession and almost part of herself (!!!) in exchange for a chance of healing Vi, who she basically just met. Because Vi has proven to her that she can keep the both of them safe. * Also, that almost-kiss-scene? Go frame-by-frame. Vi looks at Caitlyn's lips once, while Caitlyn does so twice before it becomes too much for her and she has to turn away. Goes down like hot chocolate in winter. * And finally, I really, really like the way Vi handled her sister when meeting. Even if they where interrupted, this was good for both of them. * Also, I did like it when Jayce opened up to Mel about Victor, and you could see her perception of him changing. I wasn't a massive fan of their interaction last episode, because it came out of nowhere, but from this point on, I was ok with them. Arcane has a lot of drama, but at least, it defuses it a bit with the odd joke ("Maybe we got off on the wrong arm.") or good wholesome scenes, I give them that.

[@MTG_Scribe]

I really liked your reactions before, and I was really excited for you to watch Arcane before you started, but your reactions to Arcane have slowly become my favorite of anyone. I can't stop watching people react to this series and you've been adding so much to the experience. As for this episode, I really think Silco may be my favorite vilian of all time. A lot of shows and movies will take that type of cold, calculating villain and only ever portray them as exactly that, but this show isn't afraid to show Silco as being just vulnerable and fallible enough to add interesting layers to him without doing it so much he stops being scary. Giving us that moment of him finding out Vi was back so we could see how he reacted, and his reaction being all about how it would affect his relationship with Jinx is a great example, or in this episode how unhinged he got when Vi escaped because he knew it would only be a matter of time before she found Jinx. There's obviously a lot more to come with him and I can't wait to see how you feel about him going forward.

[@blackshard641]

Silco is my favorite too. On the subject of who do you root for, one of the things the writers have said was their goal in the series was to present impossible choices. You can REALLY see that come to a head at the end of the show (which you've obviously seen since this video is a year old), but there are so many other times. I think the secret is having every character have qualities you like and qualities you don't, and constantly having them swing back and forth between failure due to their flaws, and successes due to their strengths. Vi is brave and strong, but she's brazen and reckless. Jayce is a charismatic man of action, but he's easily manipulated and has trouble seeing the forest for the trees. Silco is brilliantly manipulative, but he's deeply lonely and codependent. By seeing these different parts of the characters, we learn to understand them almost like real people, and we gradually come to care about just about all of them. And that's when the show hits us with a "would you rather?" and we're left reeling from the sucker punch. It's such magnificent writing all around.

[@carpediem3991]

Me watching Arcane: "Ok this is my favourite episode" *Next episode* "Ok THIS is my favourite episode"

[@davidwitkowski4463]

Oooohhhhh....just wait!

[@thomasbinder396]

I am pretty close to 40 and this freaking show has told me something about my teen self that I ran away from all my life, living with a physical disability similar to Victor (and mentally feeling like Powder). I am so glad to see other people have strong personal feelings about Arcane and find out something new about themselves. Stay strong, keep fighting and keep watching :-) thanks and take care!

[@AndrewKendall71]

My late mom used to paint with egg tempera. It's a classical form of painting. Cool the animators would even know it, nevermind include it so richly. And goodness, what a thing it is that you share yourself like this. More than a reactor. I can't call it therapy, but it's certainly meaningful, especially since-along with the raw struggles and deep thinking-you make us smilie. You're appreciated.

[@millennialmongoose3392]

one of my favorite things about this entire series is the voice acting especially Jinx. The way that they got the real emotions across during recording is absolutely amazing.

[@lbgherkin]

a) You're a treasure. Best Arcane reactions on YT because you're sincerely invested. b) Glad you're picking up on Mel's arc. She starts out as the classic manipulative femme fatale but she is changing. c) If you rewatch the opening, note the little girl looking down at baby Victor. Right before she scurries off we hear a voice calling "Sky..."

[@shyhotdog]

Your commentary has added so much layers of emotions to the show. I never thought Arcane can get more emotional for me but it has because of your experience. Out of all the reaction videos I’ve seen, yours have the most impact to me. I’m a new fan

[@funnylilgalreacts]

🖤 thank you 🖤

[@Orwulf]

my personal understanding of jinx is that she's always been an excellent inventor, and she has been improving ever since she was a kid. throughout the show people repeatedly are impressed at the quality of her creations, and while they didnt usually work as a kid, you could tell she had started at it from a very young age. i interpreted her 'heebie jeebies' lines not as her being clueless about it at all, but rather that she wasn't taught in a formal academy and doesnt know proper terms and stuff. plus she has her own style of scrap inventions, paired with her mental state where she just talks about things in weird unexpected ways and has a mannerism of 'blah blah blah' style mocking other people, especially those in higher standing than her like silco talking about his history with vander, or people from piltover in general.

[@th3voice]

"Maybe Jinx is a genius?" Yes. She very much is. The thing about mental health is that even if we, from our modern western perspectives, have thoughts about how to preserve and promote mental health, Arcane and the world of Runeterra(?) does seem to be mostly stuck in a "mental health" paradigm from the 1800s, if even that. Silco's advice to "put it behind you and let it stay in the past where it can't hurt you" is a fairly sophisticated for this world, I think. I've not seen a single suggestion that psychology and psychiatry are fields that exist in either Zaun or Piltover.

[@ptcgpcustoms]

Schnee (among other great breakdowns of arcane) has done a fantastic video about how every character is living in the past except for one, (trying to keep this spoiler free) called "this is a PERFECT side character". That's why we get so many character flashbacks. Can recommend.

[@bowwing333]

Mundo doctor. Mundo teach brain a lesson and make brain tough like Mundo.

[@FlatMarssSociety]

From one of the creators of the show, he gave a top down list of the most intelligent characters by revealing their IQ level in Arcane. Jinx was at the top. However, they did not give an IQ number for Jinx like the rest. Next to Jinx's name was "God". So, there are many different religions or spiritualities in Runeterra. In real life, those were what people had instead of an actual mental health practice. Which is quite realistic given that for most of human history, everyone pretty much lived crappy lives. Zaun and Piltover are dystopian societies and being well adjusted to a dystopian society is not a good measure for mental health. And as a bonus, for those that know the lore, in Jaycee's room in the first episode, there is a poster of Jana who is a goddess that saved Zaun a 1000 years before the events of the show and there are people that worship her. All though Jaycee is shown to be from the Freljord in the first episode and they have different beliefs as well.

[@amrithranganathan4193]

My fav is Silco too. I agree with you 100%. He is one of my fav villains of all time (villain being a loosely attributed term in the context of this show). The character, the dialogue, the arc.. it's all thanks to good character writing. I am glad I stumbled upon your channel. You take your time to review your episodes, pre and post. Lots of insight into your line of thought. It's great to not just see normal reactions but also rational thoughts to go along with it. Kudos, keep it up.

[@joesoq]

thank you for taking a chance. also the song "everybody needs some therapy" is a banger.

[@palacep5417]

Jinx is the one who made all hers gadgets, and you see her as Powder do something simular. I mean she is techy, and smart, and hex teck is technology too.

[@LooKingG00d]

Jinx is a smart cookie

[@tomaalimosh]

41:48 "Everybody neeeeeds, some therapyyyyyy!" Awesome!

[@osanneart9318]

This show is so good at creating tension by using set-up and pay-offs in a creative way: they subvert expectations by showing a set-up that seems to imply one thing, but then avoid the set up that we expect, and instead give us a way more emotional pay-off that still makes sense. - We know that Mel is manipulative and Jayce trusts her. We expect her to take advantage of Jayce, but instead Jayce learns to be manipulative as well, and he basically figures out how to fire his boss to protect Viktors invention. - We know that Silco is an evil, twisted villain who would absolutely hurt a child to achieve his goals, but instead in a moment of weakness he actually decides to raise a child he could empathize with. - We know that Vi and Powder/Jinx have ONE chance to reunite and that's the flare. We expect it to be used in the finale, but it's actually right before all hell breaks loose. We expect that Vi misses her one chance to see the flare but instead she sees it. We expect that Vi misses her chance to meet Jinx, but instead she arrives just in time. And then the second we half-trust that maybe this meeting will actually be a productive reunion, Caitlynn and the Firelights interfere.

[@74gould]

Such an emotional, amazing episode!!! Truly one of the best series of tv of the last few decades. Completely blows me away almost every episode.

[@artboymoy]

I can see how this show can have such a much greater effect on you, hearing about your own sister. I totally forgot about Ekko at this point but somehow you remembered him.

[@Mars-l9b]

The /thud and off screen "ow" cracked me up lol

[@jackb5806]

I'm glad you took the chance and made this channel. Love these reactions. And I'm pretty sure Vi would fight that hard for you!

[@Fionalah]

I think yours is the most raw reaction - and analysis - I've ever seen for Arcane, and definitely one of the best. This is one hell of an episode, isn't it?

[@valmiro4164]

She's been tinkering since she was a kid, she's a genius

[@midnight1672]

I just finished the opening commentaries and want to send you alllllll the hugs. Thank you for being here as well. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and your feelings about this amazing show with us. ❤

[@josgilmore]

From everything we’ve seen up to this episode, shimmer seems like the concept of a health potion from video games but with our understanding of modern medicine. At correct doses it can be used for healing. It also seems to have some addictive and euphoric properties and we’ve seen people inhaling it as a recreational drug at the last drop. Then in excessive doses it can transform and enhance the user’s body, but with heavy costs and side effects. This episode shows how prolonged or repeated abuse seems to seriously damage the body. I see a lot of parallels between shimmer and controlled substances like opiates and amphetamine. The right dose and application it can be beneficial, but it has tendencies for abuse with serious consequences.

[@greenboomcarter56]

I think the main purpose of there being shimmer is that it gives you life, but in doing so burns through the life you have left, like it takes your future and turns it into making your present better, which is really interesting due to how much Silco focuses on the past and the future

[@rinzzler366]

@@greenboomcarter56 I wonder 2hat would happen if a Yordle would take it then since they're somewhat immortal in terms of age lol

[@funnylilgalreacts]

That's true. The only thing making medicine not poison is dosage.

[@greenboomcarter56]

@@rinzzler366 I think it would make them addicted and maybe degrade their minds, or take away physical health later on, I don't know though

[@stcy000]

There is a quote from a league of legends character. "The difference between medicine and poison is the dosage, allow me to demonstrate." you all do not by any chance happen to play league of legends do you? and not to worry this character came out way after arcane ended so no spoilers for arcane.

[@LandofBrickForests]

40:57 I had a dream very similar to that about my grandfather a few days after he passed. In the dream, i was hanging at my grandparent's apartment and there was a knock on the door. When me and some my family members answered the door, there he was- like it was just a normal day. We were all shocked with tears in our eyes and he was looking at us like we were crazy- he was completely confused by our reactions. I called my uncle out of his room so he could see his father, and when my uncle saw him, this very sad expression appeared on his face. He turned around in sorrow and walked back to his room- like he knew the whole thing was just a dream. Then i woke up- realizing i was still in bed. That was one the few times i ever woke up from sleeping and immediately started crying from a dream. I'll never forget it, and i'll never forget my grandfather. I miss him.

[@benhs1898]

The flare scene made me tear up. The emotional scale of this show is so epic.

[@mlinxl9090]

I didn’t know you made this channel to take a chance and step out of your comfort, it was really brave of you to expose yourself especially to the internet, love to you ❤️

[@timidwolf]

I think they built up Jinx's tech savvy quite well, she's the undersider most familiar with the crystals, was the one to ask what was valuable enough to steal from Jayce's lab in the first episode and she fixed the firing range in episode 2, probably maintained Vi's punching machine too. Silco is an excellent character, one of the best antagonistic (don't think villain quite suits him). He's very Machiavellian in his approach, doesn't seem to enjoy the methods he chooses but is also not put off by them, he doesn't necessarily want to do a lot of these things but he does see them as the most effective way he can achieve his goal of the independence of Zaun.

[@insomnaholic]

Just as someone going through changes in their life, your note about how you had to let go of the fear of failure and start this channel and how it changed your life really hit me. Letting go of fear is really hard, and I'm glad you did it and succeeded.

[@Drudenfusz]

I am so glad you took that leap and made this channel, also don't sell yourself short, you are beautiful! The show pulls no emotional punches, I had been also been quite in tears watching it.

[@jebus7679]

The thing with the bartender was he said that Silco wanted them to grab girls. Then he realized how bad it sounded to say he was going around grabbing girls, so he clarified that he was only grabbing the two specific girls that Silco wanted. I think Mel went into this solely with the intent to manipulate Jayce. I think it only became real for her when he came to her after Viktor's diagnosis. You could see the change come over her when he rested his head in her lap. It was like, "Oh, there's something to this."

[@IAmThatBit--]

I think Mel's initial frostiness was due to waking up and feeling hurt by not finding Jayce beside her. I think she realised that he is just a young, naive but very caring person when he was open to her about it.

[@ImpeccableZentertainment]

I really appreciate that you can say Silco is your favorite. The relationship between him and Jinx is probably my favorite part of the show and how they effect each other

[@ImpeccableZentertainment]

Not the most popular opinion but I actually really like Sevika. While she may not be a leader she wants the same thing Vander and Silco want for Zaun. She really doesnt let anyone intimidate her either

[@saiyasha848]

I think the worst thing about the "Are you real" Line is that Vi doesn't actually understand what powder is asking. She thinks Powder means "Is thi moment real" meanwhile what _Jinx_ means is "I cannot tell reality from my own delusions, so I am not sure this person is real."

[@YoungClarke]

I adore Arcane, and like watching others reactions to see what they pick up on with characters or what they think about events. Yours is both the most enjoyable and toughest to watch. Most enjoyable because you just pick up on things and see the perspective of characters SO well, and toughest because of how much the two sister's story hits you. My heart is aching just as bad as when I first watched the show.

[@Transcona]

Wow. This lady's Arcane reactions are very genuine and well said. Keep on going lady. You'll get very far. Also your smile is very uplifting.

[@MALICEM12]

Your opening and reflection about yourself in regards to Silco's speech at Jinx's baptism was very interesting and the first I've ever seen of anything resonating so much with that scene.

[@degotas]

The word you're looking for is catharsis. Art giving you the feels is cathartic. It's what the word literally means.

[@triflic7749]

I think that Rio produces or secretes the shimmer as a by product of eating the flowers, and that is why he needed the "mutation" to survive. This is why Rio is shown in the tank with all the tubes hooked up to it when Viktor visited.

[@zed4833]

it's so hard for me to watch your reaction at 21:31 after knowing what happened. I hope you're doing fine

[@kaso8740]

I was prepared to cry AGAIN rewatching this episode with you but i was not prepared to cry before the actual episode started so thats a new one for me. And yes Silco is also my favourite character of this show next to Jinx, I just love her cant help it. Both of them are such well though out characters and so "real" if that makes sense.

[@crystalfire5564]

I wanted to give you so many hugs during this reaction

[@joelquinn5347]

I think the characters - specifically Mel and Jayce act accordingly to who they are. Mel comes from a ruling class that took what they wanted. From a young age she lived in a political and gruesome world. She always striked me as exactly that - she has good intentions, she just implores alle the skills she could develop as a member of the ruling faction; molding and influencing people to do what she deems right. Her feelings for Jayce felt always geniune - yet propably something she did not expect, specifically in this fashon and how Jayces role in it is playing out. For Jayce its the other way around - he is desperatly looking for direction and validation to make sure he does not make a mistake and oes the right thing. In a sense they are the perfect couple. Both are at the core good I would say and one brings the necessary ambition while the other keeps them in a natural way in check.

[@vegact3838]

Instant fan! I love your genuine reactions, its something that is so hard to find. It helps me relive what I experienced and felt when watching this show.

[@codiferous]

I am not exaggerating when I say I have watched hundreds of Arcane reactions. I love that you share your thoughts and insights. And my god, your pain. So raw. So healing to experience this with another person, even digitally like this. Arcane is the first thing that made me cry in literal decades and now I watch reactions chasing the high/intensity of that first watch lol. Your content is perfect. Have a sub and don't change a thing

[@daniiarmoldokulov3652]

I am just a little upset that I didn't discovered this channel earlier, this absolute top notch commentary does deserve to be on top of recommended channel list, never thought that I would relive all those emotions I had when i watched Arcane for the first time and even more... absolute love your personality and your content, thanks for this!

[@N___03]

Rewatching your Arcane reactions because the trailer for season 2 is still not yet to be seen. I really love your in depth discussion before and after the show. Your channel and LM react still my top 2 reaction channels to this day. I even watch some shows because I wanna watch the already available reaction videos :D

[@ProfOfBirdLaw]

Commenting way late on this, but I've always LOVED the re-design of Vi in this series. In the video game, she's very clearly designed for the male gaze. This show makes her insanely attractive by toning that back a lot and making her look like a person. An insanely attractive badass person, but a person that could exist for herself.

[@locke03]

I also loved SIlco. He's a fantastically written, complex, deeply human, and sympathetic villain. It's a type of character I love but so rarely see in media.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

The whole show is about duality. Vi/jinx Vander/Silco Piltover/Zaun Hextech/shimmer Rich/poor Its very much Jin & Yang. No one is truly a hero, all the good guys has darkness to them. No one is an out right Villain, all the bad guys has some light to them.

[@Destroyanor]

“Sister, thought i missed her. Bet you wouldn’t miss her”

[@XenoZentag]

Thank you for sharing so much with us! There were a few times that I was concerned about how deeply this is affecting you. Please take care of yourself. I am very much enjoying your reactions and look forward to seeing more in the near future, but I want to say that I admire your self awareness and I hope that (as you mentioned perhaps) this is having an overall positive influence. The best shows I've ever watched touch personal wounds with love and healing, and I hope this is true for you here. ~Take care~

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I find it to be super therapeutic but also very exhausting. Thank you for worrying about me but I’m pretty good after the fact lol. I love that I’m so open emotionally and that I can share that with people, but I do know that it does worry a lot of people in general not even just on the channel. Sometimes my dad will text me and be like “I just watched the latest video are you OK?” Thank you for you concern ❤️

[@Vexclorion]

Love this reaction, I haven't commented a lot as there is just so much going on with the show and all you are feeling, I'm not sure where to begin. I do want to let you know that I love these videos and appreciate your channel immensely. I will write more later, but thank you. Also, as a side note, I am looking forward to your single release "Everybody needs some Therapy!"

[@TurokRevolution]

I don't think Viktor worrying about his legacy is necessarily about others remembering him as a person. Viktor doesn't want to talk in front of a lot of people and also isn't upset about Jayce being the face of Hextech. Viktor doesn't want to be remembered as a person, but he wants to be remembered for his inventions. He can't bear the thought of dying before inventing something that meaningfully improves the lives of everyone in Zaun. He doesn't care if people forget who he was, as long as his inventions continue to improve lives, his legacy will life on.

[@n0bleonline222]

++ Exactly.

[@overgroll]

Oh, the misery.... yes the opening song was chosen carefully. Thank you for your beautiful reaction and your deep commentary, as well as slices of your personal trauma. I can assure you that you arent the only one getting totally invested in this show and story and characters. It really seems to have some kind of wicked sorcery inside, that sucks people in and opens bags of emotions that werent supposed to be there in the first place. Ive watched it about 4 times in full since release and ive watched it being reacted to about 30+ times as well (watching reactions gives me for very short moments the feeling of experiencing it for the first time again and now im stuck i guess x_x), you are one of my most enjoyed reactors because of your beautiful soul and honesty. Yes, the dark cave guy is singed and he survived powders' explosion and looks a bit crispy now, but it is him. There is a beautiful little scene in this episode, when Jinx approaches Chuck/Thieram. Look at her cup and the way he gives it to her. If you rewatch the end of episode 2 you will notice that it is exactly the same cup and the same way Vander poured her drinks. Thinking about how she taught Chuck to do this (and to remember her time with Vander) somewhere during the skipped years makes me smile :) Keep doing what you do and know, you are spreading a bit of happyness :)

[@patrikneperfekta7575]

I'm pretty sure the song wasn't chosen, it was written specifically for that.

[@overgroll]

@@patrikneperfekta7575 yeah, might be right. Even though i heard all the music was written only for this show (which makes it ok to show it in streams etc) and this song is the only one that might get your video taken down, so i figured its the exception :)

[@nickthompson6390]

This one got me too. You should a spoof of the 'Enemy' song though, 'Therapy' would be a big hit I feel.

[@mcfearsun]

As soon as I finished this episode I knew this was gonna be a rollercoaster for you 😂

[@cthroatbill5192]

Jinx is a genius, they don't mention it in the show but in the game she engineered both the bombs she uses as well as the machine gun you saw her use. Notice how almost no one else has fully automatic weapons save Jinx in the show. It is implied that she as intelligent as Jayce, although I don't think she is as smart as Victor. Also being the only daughter to the king pin of the underworld ( aka the richest man there) means that she probably had the best education that money could buy down there.

[@evilwelshman]

Between little Powder's inventions working, to Powder using the crystal to save her family, to the sibling reunion.... I feel this show could best be summed up as *_"Be Careful What You Wish For, Dear Viewers"_* : The Animated Series. 😁😁

[@ashenfang]

I love the line, "Perhaps we got off on the wrong arm. " As it was Jinx as a child, in top of killing her adopted family, destroyed Sevika's arm that night she set off her bomb. Subtitles help with names, at some point it denotes that Singed is talking, as in the show no one actually says his name, he's only referred to as the doctor. But to settle your mind, yes, but knowing you are ahead if not already finished you most likely know this already

[@Khay-77]

Often overlooked the girl in the beginning looking down at Viktor is Sky who ends up becoming his assistant.

[@LordBaktor]

I spent several years having really confusing nightmares about my mother coming back and refusing to explain how she was alive when she's supposed to be dead. I call them nightmares because , in them, she used to berate me for the decisions I've made since she died. This episode reminds me of the feeling I used to wake up with after one of those dreams. In a sorta therapeutic way.

[@christophermason5088]

i could feel your pain through this episode. i am sorry for your loss. you will eventually be reunited with her in a better place. just fill your life with the joys and happiness your sister would want for you

[@maxmustsleep]

awesome reaction and yes i think powder being able to build bombs from scrap that kinda work at the age of an elementary school kid should tell you that she's smart way beyond her age.

[@kaizen5023]

3:00 You weren't wrong, Mel definitely had more power than Jayce and was puppeteering / manipulating Jayce, the way she pushed him down on the bed in the sex scene just emphasizes the fact that she was "on top" in terms of power and calling the shots.

[@Spuriusrex]

Really appreciate how authentic and genuine you are in your reactions. A+ reaction, as always! See you at episode 7!

[@blackshard641]

"Everyone who's ever lost someone... there's these little fantasies you have about seeing them again." This... I relate to this. So... I lost the love of my life abruptly in 2016. She was only 32. And I've had the exact dream about her you're talking about so many times, where she's somehow not really gone, and I see her again and we get to talk to each other. And then I realize it isn't possible... so I ask her, "this isn't real, is it" And she replies, "no, I'm sorry but it isn't real." And I tell her thank you for spending time with me anyway. I never got to tell her goodbye in real life. I never got to marry her, and I was finally at a place in my life where I knew that's what I wanted. But I got to tell her in my dreams. Sometimes that's the only consolation we get. But it's something.

[@ArgyleR04D]

For what it's worth, while a lot of people skip intros and outro discussions because they only wanted to see your visceral in the moment responses, there are those of us who very much appreciate connecting with you (albeit in a somewhat parasocial way) in these longer discussions. In particular I like being able to hear what the different moments meant to you and what your predictions and concerns are for future episodes. Let me just say though that I'm going to be a little sad when you release episode 9, just like when episode 9 was first released, it's the end of a little era. =,]

[@laurencescott7304]

I'm totally obsessed with this show in a way that I've never been obsessed with anything other show in my life. This is because I find several of the characters in the show deeply impactful to some of the events that happened in my own life. My favorite character is Silco and Viktor for two unfortunate reasons without giving any spoilers. 1. Upto this point Silco's worldview used to very much mirror my own. That power comes to those who do anything, that you don't get what you deserve but what you can take, that betrayal is imminent even in the closest ones we love, and that the ends justify the means. I know how I got to this worldview, I've been discarded as useless, bullied for being physically frail in my youth, told I was less than others for being poor, and betrayed by people I once called brother. BUT, this is a highly toxic worldview and I've been choosing to live my life in a way that is contrary to this worldview but it takes work! 2. To Viktor's point, I got ulcertive colitus at the age of 19 while pursuing my 2nd year of a Bachleor of Science, major in Computer Science with a focus in machine learning and algorithms. I grew up very poor so going to school took all my resources and then some I didn't have, I was going into debt but at least I was a dean's list student. I spent 3 years struggling with the disease until at 22 it became full blown colon cancer. I had nothing left to draw on, I was an honors graduate in computer science but I couldn't work. The cancer flared up and in 3 weeks I dropped from a skinny 150 lbs to 102 lbs, I'm 6'2" in height, I couldn't walk without support or a cane and you could count the individual vertebrae on my spine. I was dying with little to no hope, and I likely would have died if I had lived in a country that deemed me too poor to be worth saving. But those around me rallied to my aid and through the wonders of medical science and human love I was saved from an early withering death. I'm now 33, healthy, financially secure, productive and happily married. All because of people in the real world with motives like Viktor and Jayce who just want to help those in need. I am not Viktor in terms of brains or grit, but I understand his predicament all too well and I feel the same passion as he does for "adaptive matrices". I wish you all the best in your own journey through Arcane, to find a way to heal your traumas and to live a better life. I'll leave you with two quotes that really resonated with me: "Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief" "If you never heal from what hurt you, you'll bleed on people who didn't cut you"

[@3mrwright]

I've watched a few different reactions to this show & yours is my favorite. The emotion you display is powerful & brings the emotions out in me, as if I'm watching it again for the first time. Thanks for the wonderful reactions. Can't wait to see more.

[@pbg2025]

In regards to Viktor falling in with Singed (the scientist with Rio) it shouldn't be thought of as creepy in context. The whole of the underground is pretty much presented as a found family and the show focuses so much on what "parentage" and specifically fatherhood really means. Vander adopted those children =/= creepy Singed adopts Viktor =/= creepy If not for Singed's tutelage it's likely Viktor never would have developed enough to become an academy student. I actually really love the line "Let's be loners together." It's such a smart way of being welcoming to Viktor and saying he can belong here while not disregarding the fact that very smart people often feel alone.

[@n0bleonline222]

If it is necessary to add Benzo adopts Ekko =/= creepy

[@funnylilgalreacts]

But I didn’t see Benzo approaching Ekko. That’s a false equivalency

[@beyondviolet]

@@funnylilgalreacts just because you didn’t see it? He obviously took him in

[@felixmichel3217]

@@beyondviolet it is the type of approach, for example the way in which silco aboard powder, if it is in a dark cave and being alone is a context that could be dangerous for a child, of course, in the series viktor lives in the underworld, where it is more frequent that this type of situation occurs.

[@beyondviolet]

@@felixmichel3217 oh I just realized she was talking to one of the replies… I didn’t notice because she didn’t tag them. My bad

[@rosskl]

You're one of the best reactors for Arcane! I love your analysis and personal insight. You're also very good at catching the small details and figuring things out. Arcane is one of my all time favorites. I may or may not have an addiction to reaction videos though.

[@Paehrin]

Really glad I found your reaction. You have some interesting insights and your commentary is great ! I hope this series will satisfy you in the end (I'm pretty sure it will :) ). Oh, and just to mention, I love the scene with Silco, Marcus and Ren. It's soooo good. You really get how much of a vilain Silco is, but also... I don't know, how well written he is ? He knows were to apply pressure, and how, but he still knows enough to not frighten Ren, just casual conversation between daddy and his friend/colleague. Anyway, I'm rambling, but I love this scene :)

[@Resticon]

Personally I believe Shimmer comes from Rio, not the plants they feed him with. Not sure if there has been any confirmation on any of it one way or the other yet. But I would think that Singed's obsession with "the mutation must survive" is because it is a unique creature that is used to create the Shimmer substance. He didn't seem to care about the plants dumped on the ground and walked on but you can see him even now keeping Rio alive in a tank in this episode.

[@roffel6876]

Yeah, I think she was so focussed on Singed that she missed the creature in the tank.

[@renascienza.bazarclub]

Now we can understand that Jinx tattoos (the blue smoke) show that she was ever fantasizing with send the signal to her sister, even when everyone say that she was dead...

[@MerinLightbringer]

your empathy is next level. Thx for letting me reexperience all the emotions. Its almost like watching it for the first time. Im really enjoying your reactions. Keep it up! =)

[@Dark__Thoughts]

The "twitching" of Powder's head state reminds me a lot about what happens when you're high on cannabis and I wouldn't be surprised if that feels similar to her. It's like your thoughts and reality melts together / hard to distinguish and you can imagine the same moment that you're in, but then think about someone saying something before you kinda flip back to reality and then you question if what you just thought about actually did happen or not. For her this is probably mostly a permanent state and hyperfocused on her trauma with her old crew / family, haunting her like ghosts.

[@verez5518]

Don't know if you noticed but the girl in the beginning who was looking at victor was Ms.Young, She was in the previous episode.

[@teschi23]

I've seen a fair share of Arcane reactions, but me crying in the pre-episode discussion was a first

[@alex0589]

41:47 - 41:55 aaaaand that's about the time i subscribed

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Everybody neeeeds some theraaapyyyy

[@willmendoza8498]

Thanks for sharing your personal stories with these episodes

[@chaedi8457]

Mel is probably the most misunderstood character on the show. Her motivations become a bit clearer as things go, but I feel it really takes multiple rewatches while also thinking about how things relate to the real world to fully understand the character.

[@DForSpiD]

Part of that is because her motivations and intentions change throughout the show. She had the intention of using any means to gain Jayce's favor in the beginning, she seemingly dismissed or denied her own feelings as they grew closer, and she was completely disarmed and taken with Jayce as he opened up to her in this episode, but we can talk more about this when we're up to the later episodes as it's hard to fully appreciate without all the context and I wouldn't want to spoil anything

[@MClapYourHands]

Schnee analyzes a bunch of arcane stuff and he did a great video on Mel and how her character developed through the show. It showed me a whole different perspective to her, which his videos have done a lot with other things in arcane as well.

[@spooony2714]

She's the only one who truely understands that Piltover/Zaun isn't in a bubble.

[@chaedi8457]

There are certain points I would love to make and unfortunately can't as they are spoilers but hopefully I remember to come back to this. I will check out that commentary by Schnee however.

[@pbg2025]

I completely agree. It was like my 4th or 5th watch through before I realized her struggle was so much more nuanced. She was becoming her mother and it wasn't until her mother actually showed up and revealed her intentions that Mel began to have real dissonance about becoming what she didn't want. That is when she began to transform seriously and make critical "who do I want to be" decisions. She's just such an amazing and nuanced character.

[@patoruzu86]

wonderful reactions and opinions, u are amazing girl! love it 👏👏

[@LadyDoomsinger]

The fact that Jinx chose not to kill Savika - even though she was angry and hurt at the time, to me, suggests a level of empathy on Jinx's part. In most of the cases where she's killed people, they've been faceless strangers, and her method of killing them was impersonal, using ranged weapons and explosives. She never had to confront that they were human beings; and with her tendency to not look at or register death and violence around her, even when causing it, she never felt remorse or even really acknowledged that she killed people (When Silco is yelling at her about the six enforcers she killed in an explosion, she just giggles and says "yeah"). But when confronting Savika, she has a face, it's a person Jinx has known for years, possibly the closest to a maternal figure in her life as Silco's top lieutenant and most trusted ally. Though Jinx clearly doesn't like Savika, and the feeling is obviously mutual, and Savika has just told Jinx devastating news, with glee in her voice even, and Jinx (based on her emotional instability) would almost be expected to flip out and kill her; Jinx doesn't kill her. She expresses her dissatisfaction with both Savika and Silco by stringing her up to the ceiling, drawing and writing on her to demean her. Even though she despised Savika, and likely would've felt justified in killing her, she couldn't do it, because Savika was someone she knew and recognized as a person, with a name and a face. This is a trend I notice in later episodes as well; that when Jinx sees someone as a person, when she sees their face and/or knows their name, it is very hard for her to try to kill them; but when she doesn't have to consider them human beings with feelings and fears, she seems blind to what she is doing.

[@ninjatoriumnova2483]

Yep, that was, indeed, Singed. In fact, he's most likely called that because he got... well, singed, by Powder's bomb. Even though he's a character from the game, we don't know much about him, not even his real name. There's something in Arcane that might hint at it, but that's spoiler territory.

[@johnbowersox738]

For starters yes that is Synged. One thing that Arcane does better than any other animation I have ever seen is their ability to portray mental states of mind. Whether they are showing how someone can go (and be) crazy or desperation as in back-grounding Victors struggles for his entire life and his desperation with hex-tech.

[@TheRedcat14]

Episode 3 gets me good for obvious reasons, but the end of this episode made me ~ugly cry~ when Jinx lit that flare